Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266
Created by lady ada
Last updated on 2018-09-19 06:54:51 PM UTC
Guide Contents
Guide Contents
Overview
Pinouts
Power Pins
Logic pins
Serial pins
I2C & SPI pins
GPIO pins
Analog Pins
Other control pins
NC Pins
Assembly
Header Options!
Soldering in Plain Headers
Prepare the header strip:
Add the breakout board:
And Solder!
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Soldering on Female Header
Tape In Place
Flip & Tack Solder
And Solder!
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Power Management
Battery + USB Power
Power supplies
Measuring Battery
ENable pin
Using NodeMCU Lua
Open up serial console
Hello world!
Scanning & Connecting to WiFi
WebClient example
Using Arduino IDE
Install the Arduino IDE 1.6.8 or greater
Install the ESP8266 Board Package
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Setup ESP8266 Support
Blink Test
Connecting via WiFi
Downloads
Datasheets & Files
More info about the ESP8266
Schematic
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Fabrication Print
ESP8266 F.A.Q.
When I connect stuff to some of the pins, the Huzzah stops working. Whats up with that?
My Huzzah board keeps crashing and resetting, whats up with that?
I can't seem to find the Serial port on my computer for the Feather HUZZAH?
I still can't seem to find the Serial port on my computer for the Feather Huzzah!
So, I’m getting a 'no such file' error compiling for ESP8266 on my Mac
Whenever I start or reset the ESP8226 there's a bunch of "gibberish" on the Serial console
I'm having difficulties uploading to the HUZZAH with the Arduino IDE
I tried that, but I'm still having difficulties uploading with the Arduino IDE
I'm stuck in bootloader mode and can't upload
I can't get Lua to respond to my commands
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Overview
Feather is the new development board from Adafruit, and like it's namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! We
designed Feather to be a new standard for portable microcontroller cores.
This is the Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 - our take on an 'all-in-one' ESP8226 WiFi development board with built
in USB and battery charging. Its an ESP8266 WiFi module with all the extras you need, ready to rock!
We have other
boards in the Feather family, check'em out here
(https://adafru.it/jAQ).
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At the Feather HUZZAH's heart is an ESP8266 WiFi microcontroller clocked at 80 MHz and at 3.3V logic. This
microcontroller contains a Tensilica chip core as well as a full WiFi stack. You can progam the microcontroller using the
Arduino IDE for an easy-to-run Internet of Things core. We wired up a USB-Serial chip that can upload code at a
blistering 921600 baud for fast development time. It also has auto-reset so no noodling with pins and reset button
pressings.
To make it easy to use for portable projects, we added a connector for any of our 3.7V Lithium polymer batteries and
built in battery charging. You don't need a battery, it will run just fine straight from the micro USB connector. But, if you
do have a battery, you can take it on the go, then plug in the USB to recharge. The Feather will automatically switch
over to USB power when its available.
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